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51. Environment Show #471

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1999 January 6
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-07T00:40:33Z
Description:
1) Nancy Wilson reports on controversial efforts to remove 4 dams from the lower Snake River to promote salmon migration, 2) Peter Berle talks with astronomer Paul Butler abut recent discoveries of stars with orbiting planets, 3) Luis Urrea reads from his book Nobody's Son, 4) the Earth Calendar segment is about pecan harvesting in Georgia, 5) In Talking Green Peter Berle talks with three Environment Show advisers about the need for attitude changes to save the planet, 6) Green Tips is about saving water in your home, 7) Steven Westcott reports on proposed new mileage regulations for SUVs and light trucks.
Subject:
Extrasolar planets, Urrea, Luis Alberto, Pecan--Georgia, and Salmon--Spawning--Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)

52. Environment Show #470

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1998 December 28
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-07T00:40:11Z
Description:
1) Peter Berle revisits issues discussed on the program in the past year, 2) Steven Westcott reports on the impact of global warming on Alaskan glaciers, 2) Linda Anderson reports on the efforts of Save Our Cumberland Mountains, 3) Nancy Wilson reports on the adoption of a pack of wolves by the Nez Perce Indians in Idaho, 5) Peter Berle talks with the mayor of New Orleans about enhancements to the city, 6) In Talking Green Peter Berle talks about urban sprawl, economic growth, and land use.
Subject:
Electric utilities Deregulation, Cumberland Mountains, Wolves, and Glaciers Alaska

53. Environment Show #469

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1998 December 22
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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2019-02-07T00:39:51Z
Description:
1) Shawn Dudley reports on efforts to control the Asian longhorn wood boring beetle in the U.S., 2) Steven Westcott reports on the use of nuclear explosion technology in detecting lightning over oceans, 3) Peter Berle talks with Dr. John Bradley about a meteorite fro Mars, 4) In the Earth Calendar setment Peter Berle reports on flamingos in Bolivia, 5) Dorian Jones reports on shipping water from Turkey to Cyprus, 6) Peter Berle talks about the land trusst movement in Talking Green, 7) Steven Westcott reports on the repurposing of Christmas tress to create offshore brush fences.
Subject:
Asian longhorned beetle, Lightning, Flamingos, and Meteorites

54. Environment Show #442

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1998 June 17
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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2019-02-07T00:39:31Z
Description:
1) Peter Berle talks with Lynn Goldman about the global to control persistent organic pollutants (pops), 2) Rachel Ann Goodman reports on the Ocean Conference held in Monterey, CA which proposed a moratorium on offshore drilling until 2012, 3) Peter Berle recommends consolidated shopping tips in Green Tips, 4) the National Guard's role in environmental protection, 5) In Earth Calendar Peter Berle describes harvesting wheat in Kansas, 6) Steven Westcott reports on a colition of religious groups formed to protect forests, 7) In Talking Green Peter Berle disucsses wht environmental impact of offroad vehicles, 8) William Langeweische reads from his book Sahara Unveiled
Subject:
Offshore drilling for oil, PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS, Ocean pollution, and Dioxins--Environmental aspects

55. Environment Show #441

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1998 June 9
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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2019-02-07T00:39:10Z
Description:
1) Peter Berle talks with scientists about underground nuclear testing in India and Pakistan, 2) Steven Westcott reports on the environmental imact of El Nino, increased algal blooms, 3) Peter Berle reports on neutrinos, 4) In Ear to the Ground Linda Anderson reports on the Friends of the Earth's campaign to reduce the number of SUVs, 5) In Earth Calendar Peter Berle talks about the increased visitation to the U.S. national parks, 6) Steven Westcott reports on the plan to build a newspaper recycling plant in the South Bronx, 7) In Talking Green Peter Berle talks with scientists about the efforts to protect whales, 8) Rick Bass reads from his work "Where the Sea Used to Be."
Subject:
El Nino Current--Environmental aspects, Underground nuclear explosions--India, Underground nuclear explosions--Environmental aspects, and Underground nuclear explosions--Pakistan

56. Environment Show #440

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1998 June 2
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-07T00:38:48Z
Description:
1) Steven Westcott reports on the impact of fires burning in Mexico on monarch butterfly habitat, 2) Peter Berle discusses the impact of overexploitation of Indonesia' environmental resources on its economy and environment, 3) Laurel Blossom reads her poetry about Florida, 4) In the Earth Calendar segment Peter Berle talks about orchids blooming on acreage near Woodstock, VT 5) Steven Westcott reports on wolves in Denali Nat'l Park and talks with Dr. David Meech, 6) In the Talking Green segment Peter Berle describes the dangers of lead paint in older houses, 7) the Green Tips portion reports on bats in your house, 8) Listener comments on recent shows
Subject:
Indonesia--Environmental conditions, Chimalapas Region (Mexico), Slash and burn cultivation, and Monarch butterfly

57. Environment Show #439

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1998 May 26
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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2019-02-07T00:38:29Z
Description:
1) Steven Westcott describes the attempt by a Canadian company to sell water from Lake Superior, 2) Peter Berle talks about the death of Marjorie Stoneman Douglas an advocate for the Florida Everglades, 3) In the Ear to the Ground segment Linda Anderson talks with members of Save our Cumberland Mountains about their efforts to obtain economic justice and protect their environment, 4) In Earth Calendar Peter Berle describes the migration of bowhead whales to the Beaufort Sea, 5) Steven Westcott discusses ecofriendly packaging developed by Earth Shell Corp. 6) In Talking Green Peter Berle discusses climate change and the Kyoto Accord, 7) Ann Zwinger reads a passage about the Chihuahuan Desert from her book The Mysterious Lands
Subject:
Douglas, Marjory Stoneman, Lake Superior, Water rights--Great Lakes (North America), and Everglades (Fla.)--Environmental conditions--History

58. Environment Show #438

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1998 May 19
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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2019-02-07T00:38:08Z
Description:
1) Peter Berle discusses the Superfund Act, its lack of reform, and $650 million in funds no longer available, 2) Steven Westcott reports on Chippewa Indians in Minnesota who must farm raise perch and other fish because the stocks in Red Lake are depleted, 3) Eric Butner reports on the environmental impact of buying and owning exotic pets, 4) the Earth Calendar focuses on squash harvesting in South Carolina, 5) John Carlson reports on his trek on the Appalachian Trail, 6) Peter Berle talks with doctors about environmental factors affecting asthma in Talking Green, 7) Peter Berle reports on using reel lawn movers in Green Tips, 8) Steven Westcott summarizes listener comments to recent programs
Subject:
Chippewa Indians, Superfund, Browner, Carol M. (Carol Martha), 1955-, and Red Lake (Minn.)

59. Environment Show #437

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1998 May 12
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-07T00:37:46Z
Description:
1) Peter Berle discusses the growth of China and its impact on its and the world's environment, 2) Peter Berle discusses the removal of 29 animals from the Endangered Species List, 3) Steven Westcott describes a collective of Tramp of Folk Artists in Troy, NY, 4) In the Earth Calendar segment Peter Berle describes the migration and other habits of Mexican free tailed bats, 5) Linda Anderson talks with Alan Durning of the Northwest Environment Watch about the possiblity of substituting a pollution tax for income tax, 6) Peter Berle leads a discussion of fuel cells in the Talking Green portion, 7) Anne Eales reads from her book "Army Wives on the American Frontier"
Subject:
Free-tailed bats, Endangered species--United States, Tramp art United States, and China--Environmental conditions.

60. Environment Show #436

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1998 May 5
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-07T00:37:25Z
Description:
1) Peter Berle discusses the making of paper from hemp and knaf with David Crane of Crane & Co., 2) Steven Westcott talks about the relationship among acorn production, white footed mice, white tail deer and Lyme disease, 3) Nancy Wilson reports on part 2 of her feature on overfishing in the Channel Is. off Santa Barbara, CA, 4) In the Earth Calendar segment Peter Berle talks with Peter Dunwoody about the varieties of wildflowers blooming on the San Juan Is. in the Puget Sound, 5) Steven Westcott talks with author Susan Cohn about her book "Green at Work," 6) Peter Berle talks with Sheldon Richmond and Diane D. Ridgely about whether or not economic incentives should be implemented to support smaller families, 7) Peter Berle provides tips to protect yourself from Lyme disease-carrying deer ticks, 8) Maya Angelou reads two poems
Subject:
Crane and Company, inc., Dalton, Mass, Hemp industry--United States, Kenaf, and Lyme disease--United States